Plan de Guadalupe International Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Internacional Plan de Guadalupe, ), also known as Saltillo Airport, is an

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located at

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in the state of Coahuila in

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. It serves the metropolitan area of

Saltillo Saltillo () is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila and is also the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name. Mexico City, Monterrey, and Saltillo are all connected by a major railroad and highwa ...

–

, also served by nearby Monterrey's

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and Del Norte International Airport. The international category was given back in 1987, when the runway was expanded to receive aircraft such as the

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, and the new terminal was opened with four boarding gates, a modern ticketing area, customs, migration, baggage claim areas, and a cafeteria. On November 21, 2017,

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ended its single commercial service to

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, but they returned on January 15, 2018. The flight to

was cancelled again from November 29, 2019.

Facilities

The airport resides at an

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of above

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. It has one

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designated 17/35 with an

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surface measuring . A second runway that is now closed was designated 03/21 and had an

surface measuring . It handled 4,665 passengers in 2021, and 3,593 passengers in 2020 according to

Administradora Coahuilense de Infraestructura y Transporte Aéreo Administradora Coahuilense de Infraestructura y Transporte Aéreo (ACITA) is the operator of four airports in the State of Coahuila, Mexico. Operating Airports It is a company incorporated under SA with 51% by the Government of the State of Co ...

Airlines and destinations

Cargo

Accidents

On July 6, 2008,

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flight 199, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15, crashed at 2:15 a.m. as the freighter approached the airport. The flight originated in

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and stopped in Shreveport, Louisiana en route to Saltillo. The crash killed the pilot and injured the co-pilot, suffering severe burns. On September 15, 2022, an

Aeronaves TSM Aeronaves TSM is an airline company based in Saltillo, Mexico. The company was founded in 1995, and operates both chartered flights and cargo flights. Their aircraft are used for cargo operations and are operated for DHL Aviation. Aeronaves TSM a ...

Fairchild

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XA-UMW took off from Runway 15 at Saltillo, climbed to approximately 800 feet AGL an experienced an engine failure and extreme vibrations from the right hand engine. The aircraft subsequently made a

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2.4nm north of the airport. The flight-crew were taken to hospital for a checkup but were promptly discharged. The aircraft received substantial damage.

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